Some of the prolific winners of this event are the greats of Australian lightweight rowing, namely Jeff Sykes, Colin Bullard, Andrew McKinley, Peter Antonie, Robert Allen, Steve Hawkins, Bruce Hick, Anthony Edwards and Hamish Karrasch.
It is a highly prized championships with two of the past winners becoming Olympic Champions and other Olympic medallists.
2006 Champion Tom Gibson
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | Steve Roll - Leichhardt, NSW | Colin Bullard - Haberfield, NSW | 8:22.5 | |||
| 1964 | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | Steve Roll - Leichhardt, NSW | 8:04.0 | ||||
| 1966 | Colin Bullard - Haberfield, NSW | Ian Winter - Buckingham, TAS | Gary Ramsbottom - Melbourne, VIC | Pat Hannan - Drummoyne, NSW | R Wills - Melbourne, VIC | 8:49.5 | |
| 1968 | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | Colin Bullard - Haberfield, NSW | Robert Bradley - SA Railways, SA | Gary Ramsbottom - Melbourne, VIC | 8:12.4 | ||
| 1970 | Colin Bullard - Haberfield, NSW | Robin Jarrett - Geeveston, TAS | Alan Hart - Barwon, VIC | Pat Hannan - Drummoyne, NSW | 7:23.0 | ||
| 1972 | Michael Phillips - Sydney, NSW | Robert Bleakley - UQBC, QLD | Steve Roll - Leichhardt, NSW | 7:24.4 | |||
| 1974 | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | N Walker - Derwent Mercantile, TAS | Robert Bleakley - UQBC, QLD | Graeme Wearne - Drummoyne, NSW | Neville Smith - Power House, VIC | M Taylor - UQBC, QLD | 7:52.8 |
| 1975 | Paul Rowe - Haberfield, NSW | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | Robert Bleakley - UQBC, QLD | 7:42.7 | |||
| 1976 | Peter Nevett - ANU, ACT | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | Graeme Wearne - Drummoyne, NSW | J I Murray - Barwon, VIC | Robert Bleakley - UQBC, QLD | John Bailey - Haberfield, NSW | 7:45.4 |
| 1977 | Andrew McKinley - Wendouree, VIC | Peter Nevett - ANU, ACT | Anthony Feldt - Banks, VIC | Danny Elliott - Ballarat City, VIC | Neville Smith - Mercantile, VIC | 7:50.9 | |
| 1978 | Andrew McKinley - Wendouree, VIC | Jeff Sykes - Corio Bay, VIC | Anthony Feldt - Banks, VIC | 7:31.6 | |||
| 1979 | Andrew McKinley - Wendouree, VIC | Stephen Spurling - MUBC, VIC | Wayne Simmons - ANA, WA | John Bailey - Haberfield, NSW | Graham Nix - Manning River, NSW | Robert Bradley - Australian National Railway, SA | 7:45.6 |
| 1980 | Michael Smith - Drummoyne, NSW | Simon Cook - Mercantile, VIC | Stephen Callaghan - St George, NSW | Alan Phillips, Sydney, NSW | G Hunt - Murray Bridge, SA | Geoff Mitchell - ANA, WANTT | |
| 1981 | Stephen Callaghan - St George, NSW | Peter Antonie - MUBC, VIC | Stephen Spurling - MUBC, VIC | Robert Allen - Sydney, NSW | Stuart Wilson - MUBC, VIC | Paul Harvey - Buckingham, TAS | 7:11.26 |
| 1982 | Robert Allen - Sydney, NSW | Allan Pollock - St George, NSW | Phil Gardner - MUBC, VIC | Peter Antonie - MUBC, VIC | 7:28.00 | ||
| 1983 | Peter Antonie - MUBC, VIC | Allan Pollock - St George, NSW | John McKenzie - MUBC, VIC | 7:28.30 | |||
| 1984 | Robert Allen - Sydney, NSW | Simon Cook - MUBC, VIC | Sam Golding - Corio Bay, VIC | Andrew Randell - ACT | John McKenzie - MUBC, VIC | George Gallo - Swan River, WA | 7:34.10 |
| 1985 | Peter Antonie - MUBC, VIC | John McKenzie - MUBC, VIC | Allan Pollock - St George, NSW | Robert Allen - Sydney, NSW | George Gallo - Swan River, WA | J Throssell - UWA, WA | 7:13.80 |
| 1986 | Peter Antonie - MUBC, VIC | John McKenzie - MUBC, VIC | Sam Golding - Corio Bay, VIC | Robert Allen - Tweed Heads, QLD | Lynton Hudson - UQBC, QLD | George Gallo - Swan River, WA | 7:18.23 |
| 1987 | Peter Antonie - MUBC, VIC | 7:18.76 | |||||
| 1988 | Peter Stafford - Melbourne, VIC | 6:50.08 | |||||
| 1989 | Robert Allen - Tweed Heads, QLD | 9:17.20 | |||||
| 1990 | Simon Burgess - Franklin, TAS | 8:40.55 | |||||
| 1991 | Steve Hawkins - Lindisfarne, TAS | 7:03.50 | |||||
| 1992 | Equal 1st - Gary Lynagh - Commercial, QLD | Equal 1st - Bruce Hick - Canberra, ACT | 7:15.43 | ||||
| 1993 | Steve Hawkins - Lindisfarne, TAS | 7:03.04 | |||||
| 1994 | Steve Hawkins - Lindisfarne, TAS | 7:08.66 | |||||
| 1995 | Anthony Edwards - Ballarat City, VIC | 7:10.50 | |||||
| 1996 | Bruce Hick - Canberra, ACT | 7:14.97 | |||||
| 1997 | Anthony Edwards - Ballarat City, VIC | 7:12.31 | |||||
| 1998 | Hamish Karrasch - Toowong, QLD | 7:33.60 | |||||
| 1999 | Hamish Karrasch - Toowong, QLD | 7:06.63 | |||||
| 2000 | Hamish Karrasch - Toowong, QLD | 6:52.70 | |||||
| 2001 | G Towey - UTS, NSW | 7:06.58 | |||||
| 2002 | Anthony Edwards - Ballarat City, VIC | 7:01.34 | |||||
| 2003 | Hamish Karrasch - Toowong, QLD | 7:25.58 | |||||
| 2004 | Hamish Karrasch - Toowong, QLD | Rob Mitchell, Huon, TAS | Sam Beltz, Lindisfarne, TAS | Cameron Wurf, Lindisfarne, TAS | Michael McBryde, UQBC, QLD | Andrew Black - UTS, NSW | 7:29.82 |
| 2005 | Sam Beltz - Lindisfarne, TAS | Cameron Wurf - Lindisfarne, TAS | Deon Birtwistle - North Esk, TAS | Andrew Black - UTS, NSW | George Roberts - Huon, TAS | Daniel Coombes - ANU, ACT | 7:16.40 |
| 2006 | Tom Gibson - Huon, TAS | Sam Beltz - Lindisfarne, TAS | Michael McBryde, UQBC, QLD | Deon Birtwistle - North Esk, TAS | Shaun Finlayson - Glenorchy, TAS | Roderick Chisholm - St George, NSW | 8:57.83 |
| 2007 | Sam Beltz - Lindisfarne TAS | Roderick Chisholm - St George, NSW | Michael McBryde, UQBC, QLD | Todd Skipworth, Swan River, WA | Shaun Finlayson - Glenorchy, TAS | Darryn Purcell, Toowong, QLD | 7:19.13 |